Record Status This is a bibliographic record of a published health technology assessment from a member of INAHTA. No evaluation of the quality of this assessment has been made for the HTA database. Citation Centre for Reviews and Dissemination. Patient safety. 10 things NHS Trusts should already be doing. University of York. Effectiveness Matters. 2013 Authors' objectives This issue of Effectiveness Matters summarises recent relevant systematic review evidence to highlight ten practices that NHS Trusts should be doing. Authors' conclusions The Francis Report detailed some of the worst failings in care and unnecessary harm to have occurred in the NHS.
The government announced a series of measures they hope will deliver a culture of zero-harm and patient centred care in the NHS.
There is a large evidence base that the NHS can draw upon to inform their efforts to improve patient safety.
The ten key practices highlighted in this bulletin range from establishing a culture for patient safety through to interventions aimed at reducing specific events.
Clear and visible leadership, engagement of front-line clinical staff and interventions that target prevailing attitudes are key.
Delivering harm free care should involve routine monitoring of meaningful outcomes. Areas of concern can be identified and targeted so that improvements can be sustained. Indexing Status Subject indexing assigned by CRD MeSH Great Britain; Patient Safetys; Quality Assurance, Health Care; Safety Management Language Published English Country of organisation England English summary An English language summary is available. Address for correspondence University of York, York YO10 5DD, United Kingdon. Tel: +44 1094 321040 Email: crd@york.ac.uk AccessionNumber 32014001335 Date abstract record published 12/11/2014 |